Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-27
THE RACE FOR CONGRESS.
1ous usROsOAra W1O HsLL sOOs
uAsvAss ~ 0OUSsY


q ssasssss-Tss Neg meg Osssssss
usasssAsd Whs 70 A,A-fss sMsa-
sssa ~ The Prsssss.
When the Crawford county system ~
edopeed BY the Republicans OF 1AucesteI
county, candidates for oifics dssmsd them
selves In time ~ they announced tAei
names ieW wssks prior 10 the elsolioa. ID
fsw yeass the prsosics adoptsd Was 70 an
nouucs few moutha - advance Of tbs pei
mary. For the csmpaisn Of is7 capdldstsl
were announced % early - January, and 4
cap the climax Ne hsvs announcements a.
ready ioe the campaign Of 1888.
Mr. hiestand, the present member oi Con
gress, to sst ell doubts u rest ~ n his coudi
dsCy, was the iirss In the aeid. The QUAKER
Boy Of The OctorAro vim Sss struck By
lightning from = clear sky In the summer d
lss2, nsxs shied his cAst"r into the ring and
announCed u the world that bs would ooa.
tess for the nomioation ~ the pisos oncs
held by the 0reAt CO,ti,Nouer. Numbo1
three In the list IL Col Y Frank Eshisman.
Number tour has not announced hs name,
but II will b OF -Ssns,or Il 'eblok.
Lively con rKsr PROMISED.
With these four ssuilemen In the Geld
there will b lively contest for the nomins-
lion. All have elements Of strength. Nj.
Hisstaud, from bis long connection with
politics In the county, hes made many frisods;
but II must b remembered that he, too
has BY his activity In the intsrsst Of frieods,
either through the columns Of hts paper or
BY his own e1eStions, made many susmisA
M. Brosius will start with the tsmpsr.
ance men OF the city and county, and . fair
share Of The soldier votA The latter ho vii
get By reason OF wound hs received when
doing battle for his country. II the news.
papers get into the fight hs will b mate
rally benefited, Tor the two 0.'s Gsiss and
Griest, Of the NeW Era and Inquirer, are his
personal frioDds. This candidate would
have had 10 oil bis own way two years ego
hs would have listened to hts friends snd
gone on the ticket seain with Beaver and
Daviea He would thus have he'd The ID.
vantage OF ono term In Congress and with
hs ability would have taken 20 prominent
. part that the Lancaster county leading Rs.
publicans could not have sffoTdsd to ignore
his candidacy. He would have had walk.
over. To-day he starts out with disadvaa.
taga lie is not Q practical politician, and
practical politics wins In Lancaster county.
He can got the votes Of the thinking Re-
publicans, but his pest expsriesos shows
that they are few and far between The
township busses DO the thiuking, voting and
counting; aud they do it for whichever fac-
tion captures thoD, on the day OF the pri.
mary. Mr.. Brosius, too, IL must b rem om
bsred, will have the united opp,sition Of the
liquor vote Of tho county. While his views
On that subject are pronounced, he u not Q
fsustic on the Temperance question, and -
cougressman hes nothing 10 do with the pas-
seGs OF liquor lswa bis visws on that sub
jest ought mot 10 b dragged into the cam
paigu. But they will, and they will hurt
him.
n PRANK ssHLsMAS's cAHpIDAcr.
H Frank Eshiemsn In the candidate Of the
younger element Of the Republican party.
He hss bad congressional aspirations for
some time and iour years ago was ON the
point os announcing his name In opposition
70 thst Of A. Herr Smith. Tho main desire
that tims was 70 best smith. M. Hiestand
VS. considered TO be tho lnost available can
didsle and Mr.. X. did not announce He
reasoned that bo was young and could afford
70 wait while thsTo hes been some talk thst
su arrangement was made that tho present
member would retire after he had been
given two terms. no one appears 70 know
who tho parties were 10 tho arrangement
Friends closo to Hiestsnd ssy that NO such
bargain wSs msta On the other baud, II "
aasestsd theve was such . bargain, even II Mr..
Hies,and was not informed Oi II
Private Esblemsn has ono decided advsn.
tags over ths commodore and his legal
brother Mr.. Brosiua He can tslK German,
and neither OF hts opponents have that sccom.
piiabmenL II he could induce them to
travel the county with him particularly that
part Where the German language 10 princi.
paliy spoken, he would have them at . dis.
advantage. Mr.. Eshieman hes an extended
scqusin,snce In the county; he will mako
personal canvass and viii poll . big vote
d. Roebuck's strength lies principally In
the north. He, too, hAs many warm iiisnds
and " he enters the foid It Will bs 70 stay.
THE OLD null AND HOO RINoS
Tho question naturally arises. whore will
the bx political bosses 30 In this conteet,
0susenig OF course will b for the present
member. Who will the friends OF Msntzsr
take! Rosbuck hos been one Of the MAIN
ssays of that iacsiou In the Northern district
In the last few primaries and bis friends will
make great effort TO have him slated ON the
combination In oppusitiou TO Aisstand. Bro
sius' friends will also endeavor to have that
esutlemsu slated, - will those OF Mr.. Eshls-
man.
Asntxer and The leaders of that combine
ton viii be governed by circumstances.
They will not bs in hurry 10 siste any body.
Their main desire will b to take the
strongest man for the puFposs Of downing
thscomTodoTe They will BE- willing 70 throw
aside their personal preisrsr GO TO scoomplish
their purpose. From the above II viii b
sssn that ,here u IN opening on the Msntssr
slaas. A. alrcandidaiss consult the political
column OF The INTELLIaENCER, the thrss
who want 70 get on that combinatton will NO
doubt u oncs bestn their canvass and ~
port from time 10 time how they sss pro-
~cn~~tnw ThA lMTHIu ia RnCRR 0lll koo0